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    The English language originated from the dialects of three Germanic tribes - the Jutes, Saxons, and Angles - who invaded Britain in the 5th century AD. Their language was influenced by contact with the native Celtic population as well as by later invaders like the Romans and Vikings. Major periods that shaped English include the Roman rule from 43-410 AD, which introduced Latin words, and Viking invasions from 800-1066 AD, which contributed grammatical elements and words containing 'sk'. The Christianization of Britain also impacted the language through the introduction of ecclesiastical terminology.

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    The English language originated from the dialects of three Germanic tribes - the Jutes, Saxons, and Angles - who invaded Britain in the 5th century AD. Their language was influenced by contact with the native Celtic population as well as by later invaders like the Romans and Vikings. Major periods that shaped English include the Roman rule from 43-410 AD, which introduced Latin words, and Viking invasions from 800-1066 AD, which contributed grammatical elements and words containing 'sk'. The Christianization of Britain also impacted the language through the introduction of ecclesiastical terminology.

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    The English language originated from the dialects of three Germanic tribes - the Jutes, Saxons, and Angles - who invaded Britain in the 5th century AD. Their language was influenced by contact with the native Celtic population as well as by later invaders like the Romans and Vikings. Major periods that shaped English include the Roman rule from 43-410 AD, which introduced Latin words, and Viking invasions from 800-1066 AD, which contributed grammatical elements and words containing 'sk'. The Christianization of Britain also impacted the language through the introduction of ecclesiastical terminology.

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    RE III
    UMFST Targu Mures
    The English language =
    dialtects of Jutes + Saxons +
    Angles (Germanic people)
    &
    3 major language contacts: the
    Celts, the Romans, the
    Scandinavians
    • A.D. 449 – beginning of German
    conquests = The Jutes, Angles and
    Saxons invaded Britain.
    • The result: division of the Celtic
    civilization + influence on the language.
    • The influence: mostly place names such
    as Winchester, Salisbury, Worcester,
    Canterbury.
    • Other influences - from Anglo-Saxons:
    binn (basket), bratt (cloak), crag (lake),
    cumb (valley), dun (dark coloured) and
    from Celtic Christianity: dry (magician,
    sorcerer), clugge (bell), gaborlind
    (compass), cursian (to curse)
    • also horse, woman, loaf, werewolf (from A-
    S)
    • Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
    – honor to Anglo-Saxon Gods.
    • A.D. 43 – The Roman Rule (over 300
    years)
    • Latin – a language of a higher
    civilization, used for military and
    commercial purposes.
    • 597 – conversion of Britain to
    Christianity, which spread the language
    in many cultural areas.
    • Notable words: angel, ark, canon,
    disciple, cap, silk, purple, school,
    meter, legion, verse, altar, candle,
    chalice, cleric, deacon, martyr,
    minister, noon, nun, offer, palm,
    pope, psalm, relic, rule, shrine,
    temple, tunic…
    • Vikings attacks + moral decay =
    reform needed
    • 959 A.D. – The Benedictine Reform (King
    Edgar) sought to improve the education
    and establish schools.
    • Effects on Old English: writing of texts
    directly in O.E., first school in
    Winchester, the teaching of Latin.
    • Terms introduced: accent, brief (verb),
    decline (grammar term), history, paper,
    title.
    • The Age of Vikings (800-1066) – multiple
    attacks upon England (from 787 to 1042)
    • The language – Old Norse (influenced
    O.E.)
    • Influence - /sk/ sound: sky, skirt, skin,
    skill…
    • - Some words with k and g: kid, get, give…
    • - Grammar effects: -s of the third person
    singular, present indicative, the ending –ing.
    • Albert C Baugh, Thomas Cable, A
    History of the English Language
    (Chapter 4)
    https://people.umass.edu/sharris/in/e412/BC%
    204%20Influences%20on%20OE.pdf

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